ML20196C146
| ML20196C146 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | South Texas  |
| Issue date: | 12/01/1988 |
| From: | Dick G Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Goldberg J HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8812070192 | |
| Download: ML20196C146 (5) | |
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION c
N iIemb E 1, 1988 1
- Docket Nos. 50-498 and 50-499 Mr. J. H. Goldberg Group Vice-President, Nuclear Houston Lighting & Power Company P. O. Box 1700 Houston, Texas 77001 Dea-Mr. Goldberg:
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR W1.HHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE By your applicatioa dated September 30, 1988 and Westinghouse Electric Corpuration's affidavit dated Septer.ber 6,1988 you submitted "WCAP-11963 (Proprietary) and WCAP-11964 (Non-proprietary) entitled, "NRC Update Meeting, South Texas EMI Flux Thimble Wear August 10,1988" and requested that WCAP-11963 be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790.
You stated that the submitted information should be considered exempt from mandatory public disclosure for the following reasons:
1.
The information reveals the distinguishing aspects of a process (or conponent, structure, tool, method, etc.) where prevention of its use by any of Westinghouse's competitors without license frota Westinghouse ccnstitutes a corpetitive economic advantage over other corpanies.
Theinformationconsistsofsupportingdata,includingtestdata,),
2.
relative to a process (or corponent, structure tool, method, etc.
theapplicationofwhichdatasecuresaccrpetItiveeconomic advantage, e.g., by optimization or icproved marketability.
3.
The inferration, if used by a competitor, would reduce his expenditure of resources or irprove his corpetitive position in the design, manufacture, shipment, installation, assurance of quality, or licensing of a similar product.
4 The information reveals cost or price inforration, production capacities, budget levels, or corrercial strategies of Westinghouse, its custorers or suppliers, 5.
The information reveals aspects of past, present, or future Westinghouse or customer funded developrent plans and programs of potential ccreercial value to Westinghouse.
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The information contains patentable ideas, for which patent protection n.ay be desirable.
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The information is not the property of Westinghouse, but must he treated as proprietary b) '/estinghouse according to agreements with the owner.
We have reviewed your application and the material in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFH 2.790 and, on the basis of Westinghouse's statements, have determined that the submitted information scaght to be withheld contains trade secrets or proprietary concercial information.
Therefore, the version (s) of the submitted inforn.ation marked as proprietary will be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790(b)(5) and Section 103(b) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as arnended.
Withholding froni public inspection shall not affect the right, if any, of persons properly and directly concerned to inspect the documents.
If the need arises, we may send copies of this information to our consultants working in this area. We will, of course, ensure that the consultants have signed the appropriate agreements for handling proprietary information.
if the basis for withholding this information from public inspection should change in the future such that the information could then be made available for public inspection, you should prortptly notify the NRC. You also should understard that the NRC may have cause to review this determination in the future, for example, if the scope of a Freedom of Information Act request includes your information.
In all revieu situations, if the NRC rakes a determination adverse to the above, you will be notified in advance of any public disclosure.
Sincerely, l
Geo F. Dick,/Jr., Project Manager Project Directorate - IV Division of Reactor Projects - !!!,
!Y, Y and Special Projects Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation cc: See next page
Mr. J. H. Goldberg South Texas Project Houston Lighting and Power Corrany cc:
Brian Berwick, Esq.
Resident Inspector / South Texas Assistant Attorney General Project Environmental Protection Division c/o U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Corsnission P. O. Box 12548 P. O. Box 910 Capitol Station Bay City Texas 77414 Austin, Texas 78711 Mr. Jonathan Davis Mr. J. T. Westerreier Assistant City Attorney General Manager, South Texas Project City of Austin Houston Lighting and Power Corpany P. O. EL'x 1C88 P. O. Box 284 Austin, Texas 78767 Houston, T aa, 77483 lis. Pat Coy Fr. R. J. Miner Citizens Concerned About Nuclear Chief )perating Officer Power City o' Austin Electric Utility 10 Singleton 721 Barton S;, rings Road Eureka Springs, Arkansas 72632 Austin, Texas 78704 Mr. M. A. McBurnett Mr. R. J. Costello Manager, Operations Support Licensing Mr. M. T. Hardt Houston Lighting and Power Company City Public Strvice N ed P. O. Box 289 P. O. Box 1771 Kadsworth, Texas 77483 San Antonio, Texas 78296 Mr. A. Zaccaria Jeck R. Newren Esq.
Mr. K. G. Hess Newran & Holtringer, P. C.
Cechtel Corporation 1615 L Street, NW P. O. Box 2166 Washington, D.C.
20036 Houston, Texas 77001 Pelbert Schwartz, Jr., Esq.
Mr. R. P. Verret Baker & Botts F r. R. L. Range One Shell Plaza Central Power and Light Company Houston, Texas 77002 P. O. Box 2121 Corpus Christi Texas 7840's Mrs. Peggy Buchorn Executive Director Doub. Huntzing and Glasgow Citizens for Equitable Utilities, Inc.
Attorneys at Law Route 1. Box 1684 Suite 400 Brazoria Texas 77422 808 Seventeenth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
20006 Mr. S. L. Rosen General Manager. Operations Support Houston Lighting and Power Company P. O. Box 289 i
Wadsworth. Texas 77483 1
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Mr. J. H. Goldberg South Texas Project Houston Lighting & Power cc:
Regional Ado'nistrator, Region !Y R. A Wiesemann U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Coes11ssion Manager of Regulatory & Legislative Affairs Office of Ese cutive Director Westinghouse Electric Corporation for Operatsons P. O. Box 355 611 Ryan P11.ra Drive, Suite 1000 Pittsburgh, PA 15230-0355 Arlington, Texas 76011 s
Mr. Lanny Sinkin, Counsel for Intervenor Citizens Concerned abcut Nuclear Power, Inc.
Christic Institute 1324 North Capitol Street Washington, D.C.
20002 Licensing Representative Houston Lighting and Power Conpany Suite 610 Three Metro Center Bethesda, Maryland 20814 Pufus S. Scott Associate General Counsel Houston Lighting & Power Company P. O. Box 1700 Houston, Texas 77001 IUP0 Records Center 1100 circle 75 Parkway Atlanta, Georgia 30339-3064 i
Joseph M. Hendrie 50 Bellport Lane Ee11 port, New York 11713 j
Gerald E. Vaughn, Vice President Nuclear Operations Houston Lighting & Power Company P. O. Box 28 4
Wadsworth Texas 77483 R. W. Chewning, Chairn n l
Nuclear Safety Review Board Houston Lighting & Power Company P. O. Box 289 Wedsworth, Texas 77483 I
Dscsmbsr 1, 1988 Mr. J. H. Coldberg,
6.
The information contains patentable ideas, for which patent protection may be desirable.
7.
The information is not the property of Westinghouse, but must be treated as proprietary by Westinghouse according to agreercents with the owner.
We have reviewed your application and the material in accordance with the requirerents of 10 CFR 2.790 and, on the basis of Westinghouse's staten,ents, have determintd that the submitted inforration sought to be withheld contains trade secrets or proprietary corrercial information.
Therefore, the version (s) of the submitted inforcation p.arked as will be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790(proprietary b)(5)and Section 103(b) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as arended.
Withholding from public inspection shall not affect the right, if any, of persons properly and directly concerned to inspect the docut;ents.
If the need arises, we nay send copies of this informat'en to our consultants working in this area. We will, of course, ensure that the consultants have signed the appropriate agreerents for handling proprietary information.
If the basis for withholding this information frorn public inspection should change in the future such that the informtion could then be made available for public inspection, ycu should prorptly notify the liRC. You also should understand that the i:RC ray have cause to review this determination in the future, for exarple, if the scope of a freedom of Information Act request includes your information.
in all review situations, if the f;RC makes a detertiination adverse to the above, you will be notified in advance of any public disclosure.
Sincerely, George F. Dick, Jr., Project Manager Project Directorate - IV Division of Rcactor Projects - !!!,
IV, Y and Special Projects Office of tiuclear Reactor Regulation cc: See next page j
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